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Is it a new netbook? Or a recycled one ie did you get it from someone
else.
If its used... ask who you got it from.
If new and you never signed in before ... read the docs that came with the
netbook.
If you have signed in before but forgot your login/password maybe you just
think you have and
have caps lock on or some such thing.
Anyway more background might help provide an answer.

If it came with Ubuntu pre-installed then check your documentation. There
are ways to get into your system and reset the password, but it is easier to
try to find the old password.
See: http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/resetpasswordRoy

If you just want it to start up without having to type in your username and password, i.e. like Windows, then go to [ System / Administration / Login Window ] - you'll have to give your password - then click on the [ Security ] tab and at the top you'll see the 'Automatic Login' section. Tick the box, select your username from the drop down list and click on [ Close ]. You'll find you are logged in now when the system boots up. To change it back, repeat the above but un-tick the box.

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Hi i can not get into that part like window it is a dell mini. The only thing is it give's me the user name and when i type the password it does not take. So how will i be able to override it .
Oct 16, 2009 03:29:03 PM, email@removed wrote:

Posted by BurtonTechSupport
on Oct 16 at 11:14 AM Mark as helpful
If you just want it to start up without having to type in your username and password, i.e. like Windows, then go to [ System / Administration / Login Window ] - you'll have to give your password - then click on the [ Security ] tab and at the top you'll see the 'Automatic Login' section. Tick the box, select your username from the drop down list and click on [ Close ]. You'll find you are logged in now when the system boots up. To change it back, repeat the above but un-tick the box.

You can reset your password using grub.
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* Press escape when ubuntu first starts and you should get a list of ?????? choose the top option with recovery mode at the right hand side.
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* After that lots of text will scroll the screen and eventually end up at a Recovery menu screen.
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* On the left you'll see dpkg, fsck etc scroll down until you see 'root' and Drop to root shell prompt on the right-hand side. Press Enter
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* at the bottom of that screen will be a black command line strip with something like: root@{username}-desktop:~#
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* (eg: root@{lee}-desktop:~#
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* At that cursor point type: ls /home
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* This will list any user's on the system. (Note: 'ls' is 'Ls' not 'Is' ) < that should confuse everyone lol!
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* So to reset the password you have to type the username that needs to be reset. Like this type: passwd {username}
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* eg: passwd lee
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* You will then be prompted for a new unix password, so type a new password. (please bear in mind it will look like your haven't typed anything but you have just press enter, you will be asked to retype your new password, again it will look like nothing has been typed, but will tell you that the password has been updated successfully.
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* Type exit, this will return you to the recovery menu, choose 'resume normal boot' and press enter.
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* logon with the new password.

forgot to change the ????? bit it should say:
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* ubuntu 9.04 kernel 2.6.28-15-generic
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* ubuntu 9.04 kernel 2.6.28-15-generic (recovery mode)
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and will have about 6 or 7 of these with varying version numbers and each one will have a recovery mode underneath it
regards Lee